{"product_id":"theory-in-an-uneven-world-isbn-9780631175377","title":"Theory in an Uneven World","description":"This major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness as symptom even as it envisions strategies to get beyond unevenness. Radhakrishnan's thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from around the world will fascinate readers across a wide range of disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes that theory bear the burden of unevenness even as it seeks a way out of it - neither captive to the world as it is, nor naively credulous of visions of the world as it should be, theory argues for an ethics of persuasion that is firmly rooted in political resistance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with a wide range of theorists and writers from around the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanges over fields as diverse as critical theory, postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, minority studies, cultural studies and anthropology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Postmodernism and the Rest of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Use and Abuse of Multiculturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Globalization, Desire, and the Politics of Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Derivative Discourses and the Problem of Signification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Theory in an Uneven World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \"R. Radhakrishnan belongs to a generation of critics which has enriched contemporary literature by revolutionizing the literary canon. He is one of the foremost of this generation and deservedly so.\" \u003ci\u003eAmitav Ghosh\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Palace\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written with a magnanimous spirit and vision, \u003ci\u003eTheory in an Uneven World\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome reminder of the challenges theoretical thinking continues to pose. I applaud R. Radhakrishnan for countering the fashionable gesture of theory-bashing with such intensely engaging critical discussions.\" \u003ci\u003eRey Chow, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In a world ridden with unevenness, Radhakrishnan’s intense analyses invoke the need for shattering the self-reflexive discourses of the academy so as to open them up to the demands of the oppressed.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert J.C. Young, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eR. Radhakrishnan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDiasporic Mediations: Between Home and Location\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Minnesota Press, 1996). His articles and essays have appeared in a wide range of scholarly journals and in collections such as \u003ci\u003eNationalisms and Sexualities\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed. Parker, Russo, Sommer and Yaeger, Routledge, 1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Nature and Context of Minority Discourse \u003c\/i\u003e(ed. Mohamed and Lloyd, OUP, 1991), \u003ci\u003eOrientations: Mapping Studies in the Asian Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. Chuh and Shimakawa, Duke University Press, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eIdentities: Race, Class, Gender, Nationalit\u003c\/i\u003ey (Ed. Alcoff and Mendieta, Blackwell 2003).  How can we handle the unevenness between the West and the Rest? How inevitable is the binary logic of winners and losers? How can theory help us resolve our ethical and political problems? Can theory help us think beyond the “winner talks all” model by articulating strong connections between ethics and politics?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness. Radhakrishnan’s thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from around the world will fascinate readers across a wide range of disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990381019365,"sku":"NP9780631175377","price":125.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631175377.jpg?v=1761787596","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/theory-in-an-uneven-world-isbn-9780631175377","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}